If Someone Wants to Create Gene-Edited Babies, Who Would Stop Them?

November 27, 2018

(The Verge) – A Chinese researcher claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies, a move bioethicists say is the latest example of how gene-editing technology is advancing faster than regulation. If true, this experiment could have worldwide effects — and there’s no law that prevents it from happening in the US or anywhere else.